Bill Name: The Equal Educational Opportunity ActBill Description: Whereas the local property tax system of financing education disadvantages children who live in poorer school districts,

Whereas those children disproportionately are racial and ethnic minorities, and disproportionately live in urban "inner city" areas,

Sec 1. Federal Education Funding Eligibility

Any state that uses the local property tax system to finance its public schools shall be ineligible to receive federal Education funding.

Sec 2. Additional Federal Funding for Education

An additional $10 billion in federal education funding grants shall be made available to states that do not use local property taxes to fund public education.Bill Author: Ben Cardin (D-MD)Aye: 52Nay: 27Present: 16